Business Spotlights

A year ago Elizabeth Gray was working 15-hour days desperately trying to keep the shelves of Milton Haugh Farm Shop in Angus stocked. What kept her going through another late night of not seeing her children? Knowing the local community was relying on her to help get them through tough times. A year on, Elizabeth…

Sacred Grounds Coffee Company began roasting speciality, single origin coffee in  Arbroath in 2015.  As a small team of three, Jamie, Ian & Kathryn, we roast small batches on Fatima, our roaster, sourcing the best, most sustainable and ethical coffee beans that we possibly can.  Our main focus has always been to bring great coffee…

My name is David McGovern and I’m a traditional stone carver based in Monikie, Angus.  I was always fascinated by Pictish art and history. I started carving local sandstone around 2010 and became a full time carver in 2014 after a 20 year career in IT. I decided life was too short not to give…

My name is Lisa Edgar and I own Candy Dreams, a confectionery shop on Arbroath High Street. Candy Dreams stocks a wide variety of sweets (over 200 at the last count!) and caters for various dietary needs, such as dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan. When I took over the business in December 2019,…

My Company Artesan Crafts makes and retails the Seasplang Beauty brand of hand made soaps and skincare products in Montrose. My business brings good quality, ethical and value for money skin care products to customers who care about what goes onto their skin.  My interest started with soap making as a hobby and then expanded…

We WeeCOOK we are a family restaurant, cafe, takeaway & pie shop based at the WeeCOOK Kitchen in Barry Downs park near Carnoustie in Angus.  We believe friendly service and proper tasty fresh delicious food, cooked with passion and care, should be for everyone. We love hospitality. Our job is to help make people happy….

The Bothy Experience, home of the award winning Gin Bothy is a 4-star Visit Scotland attraction nestled in the historic village of Glamis in Angus, minutes from Glamis Castle.  The Experience like a bothy is free to explore, our Bothy Beginnings room takes you through our Gin Bothy journey while our Bothy Tales room tells…

Blooming Bees grow, cut and arrange flowers just outside Forfar … it’s not far for flowers!   For flowers that are “grown here, not flown here” Blooming Bees have an offering of beautiful blooms from April until October.  Being farmers we are acutely aware of seasonality and provenance be that milk, beef or flowers, folks often…

Buth Tabhartas, the Wee Shop with the Big Ideas! Pop in and have a browse around our selection of gifts and Jewellery. We have over 14 different jewellery ranges to choose from and a vast selection of Gifting ideas. Find us on Montrose High street.  We not only stock some of Scotlands own finest Gifts…